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Ashleigh McMahon

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Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

03 Sep 2006 at 22:35 - 1

Hey. I've been thinking if possibly they could be a title for ACCOUNT AGE.

Say, at 5 months old you have a certain title, at 10 months you get a higher up title, at 15 even better, and 20 (when it comes) even better, and so on and on.

This would be a great way to reward long time players who have been faithfull to the game.

I wouldn't suggest attaching the titles to characters age, as alot of people have remade there characters from time to time, or made room for new ones or pvp ones.

Please can I get your guys ideas + comments

Thanks
Ashleigh

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

04 Sep 2006 at 00:04 - 2

That would be a kinda cool way to show off if you've been here since the beginning. But it wouldn't really hold any prestige as a title as you don't actually do anything to earn it, it would just indicate age. Personally, three campaigns down the line I'll still be showing off my seniority with Divine Aura

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Carl Butanananowski

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arizona

We Have Big [Meat]

04 Sep 2006 at 00:05 - 3

:P this would be cool. Kind of like minipets, except different?

fallot

I'm the king

Join Date: Nov 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew: Grand Phallus and Chairman Pro Tempore

04 Sep 2006 at 02:08 - 4

Smacks of elitism, no way. How is someone who just heard about and bought the game any less "faithful" than you ?

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

04 Sep 2006 at 03:42 - 5

rofl. This is like I have 1000 hours over 10 months versus I have 100 hours in one month. Same craziness, but no title.

In short, it doesn't prove you're a devotee. It just shows how fast you jumped on the non-bandwagon game.

Someone could have bought the game, left it and came back. That's not devotion...

Demesis

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

04 Sep 2006 at 03:46 - 6

I can just afk myself towards the title :/

starlitesunset

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Join Date: Apr 2006

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Mo/Me

04 Sep 2006 at 03:46 - 7

i can see people wearing "extremely old Git" title lol :P

William The Smasher

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Masters Of Pawnage

R/E

04 Sep 2006 at 04:35 - 8

i like the idea as long as it would be account based...because like the op said, i have deleted and remade etc.

bigwig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Nova Scotia

#Dismantle

04 Sep 2006 at 07:47 - 9

great, a title you wouldn't have to do anything to get! sounds awesome.

Mrscoombes

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Join Date: Aug 2006

Crimson Skullfuks

A/R

04 Sep 2006 at 08:03 - 10

So someone would be dumb enough to go AFK all day on the game they like to play for a good 5 months just so they can display a title afterwards, in which case they'd of maybe lost faith/interest? Lol it'd be awesome to meet someone who did that.

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

04 Sep 2006 at 09:20 - 11

I don't like the idea of a title that some people can't get. Who is to say that a 12 month old character is any better or has achieved more than a 4 month old character? Some people pick things up very fast, some people play hardly at all. It doesn't indicate achieving anything, and tells you nothing about what that person has done. Drunkard shows they've spent a lot of money on ale and spent a lot of time drunk. Grandmaster Cartographer shows they've spent ages going into every corner of the map and have uncovered it all. Having the game for 12 months proves nothing, they might have been away for 6 of those months (like I was).

And like I said right at the start, I don't like a title that someone can't get by their actions in game. You basically want a "has a minipet" title, since those can be bought.

Knightsaber Sith

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Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

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04 Sep 2006 at 11:44 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demesis

I can just afk myself towards the title :/

It's based on when you created your account, you wouldn't even need to be logged in.

Blackhawk

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/

04 Sep 2006 at 11:57 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by starlitesunset

i can see people wearing "extremely old Git" title lol :P

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The Silver Star

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Join Date: Jun 2006

UK, Scotland

Il Guild Name Il

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04 Sep 2006 at 11:59 - 14

Personally i dont mind it but its not really a "reward" because honestly who cares if some1 has played for 5 months or if somebody has played for 10 months? personally i dont care, i know people who have played for 5 - 10 motnhs usually people who have played for longer arnt necessarily the better player.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

04 Sep 2006 at 12:08 - 15

Hehe- If only chimeric prsyms were "showable" in trade. (I don't mean they should be allowed to be traded, just so players can view stats and looks

)

Ashleigh

Gamez Gordaan

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Hilversum (The Netherlands)

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04 Sep 2006 at 12:08 - 16

i like the idea, caus than you can realy show how long you play guild wars but i think not to count with months but with hours ^^

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

04 Sep 2006 at 12:11 - 17

I said nothing about people been better. It's just merely a way of been able to tell who the older people are.

Would it make it better if it was character based? Based on time "existed" not time played?(But as I said people have previously remade characters)

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Originally Posted by The Silver Star

Personally i dont mind it but its not really a "reward" because honestly who cares if some1 has played for 5 months or if somebody has played for 10 months? personally i dont care, i know people who have played for 5 - 10 motnhs usually people who have played for longer arnt necessarily the better player.

I care. It really annoys me when people get "newb" and "noob" mixed up. The only way I can proove im an older player is by showing my chimeric prysm, which isn't even showable apart from on the character outside outposts.

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Originally Posted by The Silver Star

because honestly who cares if some1 has played for 5 months or if somebody has played for 10 months?

It's not to show you have achieved anything, it's just to SHOW you have had this game for a certain period of time.

And IMO minipets are junk. They'd actually be quite good if no random person could buy one for as cheap as 10k.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth`

I don't like the idea of a title that some people can't get. Who is to say that a 12 month old character is any better or has achieved more than a 4 month old character? Some people pick things up very fast, some people play hardly at all. It doesn't indicate achieving anything, and tells you nothing about what that person has done. Drunkard shows they've spent a lot of money on ale and spent a lot of time drunk. Grandmaster Cartographer shows they've spent ages going into every corner of the map and have uncovered it all. Having the game for 12 months proves nothing, they might have been away for 6 of those months (like I was).

And like I said right at the start, I don't like a title that someone can't get by their actions in game. You basically want a "has a minipet" title, since those can be bought.

fallot

I'm the king

Join Date: Nov 2005

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04 Sep 2006 at 13:02 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

It's not to show you have achieved anything, it's just to SHOW you have had this game for a certain period of time.

This begs the question, why would you want to show you've been playing the game for a certain period of time ? Please give me a reason that isn't "haha lol this char is older than yours". Every other title displays some sort of achievement, no matter what those are worth in the eyes of players. Any kind of exclusivity based on age is totally /unsigned IMHO.

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Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

And IMO minipets are junk. They'd actually be quite good if no random person could buy one for as cheap as 10k.

That's precisely the reason they're ok.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

04 Sep 2006 at 13:08 - 19

Well I'd like one just as a sign to show others that i've been with this game since the start, or atleast bought it before/upon release.

I bet'ya most the people who disagree with this are those who's account isnt 16months old.

Ashleigh.

fallot

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04 Sep 2006 at 13:15 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

Well I'd like one just as a sign to show others that i've been with this game since the start, or atleast bought it before/upon release.

You didn't really answer, what possible joy could it bring you to show the time you have played GuildWars ? Why should such a sign exist ?

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Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

I bet'ya most the people who disagree with this are those who's account isnt 16months old.

And you've struck the heart of the problem with your own post. What kind of an attitude is this ? I don't know whether you mean to or not, but this line makes you sound like you are full of yourself for being an "old" and "faithful" player. A meaningless title that adds nothing more than a sense of superiority for absolutely no effort is wrong isn't it ?

Mars Dragonblade

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Join Date: May 2006

Awesometon.

Ministry of Fate [MoF]

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04 Sep 2006 at 13:21 - 21

I quite like this, but there's one wee thing I can spot that might cause some bother. If the title was character based then it would mean people who create PvP only characters would face difficulty in getting into groups with a new character, or the hard headed 1337 folk would prey on the new characters. Basically it could upset the PvP side of GW.

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

R/

04 Sep 2006 at 13:26 - 22

Wow, Ashleigh.
Just the kind of attitude we don't need any more off in this game.
Who cares how long you have ownd the game, what matters is how you play it.
We don't need more features that promote "elit" thinking.
/notsigned

Oh I only played for 8 months, so my opinion might not count.

Sam Stormwind

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Dragon Knights

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04 Sep 2006 at 13:29 - 23

Yeh, i dont think this should happen, you dont earn it. It is no indication of dedication,hardwork,skill etc.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

04 Sep 2006 at 14:07 - 24

Fallot, I didn't say anything about that.

Knightsaber Sith

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Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

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04 Sep 2006 at 14:09 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars Dragonblade

I quite like this, but there's one wee thing I can spot that might cause some bother. If the title was character based then it would mean people who create PvP only characters would face difficulty in getting into groups with a new character, or the hard headed 1337 folk would prey on the new characters. Basically it could upset the PvP side of GW.

If you actually read the op, it's account based. Depends on when your account was created and your whole account gets the title.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

04 Sep 2006 at 14:10 - 26

Fallot, I didn't say anything about that. And guys. Cheer up. Stop flaming, trolling and been optimistic. It was a suggestion, I asked for comments and ideas, not a flamebait and obnoxious comments.

Ashleigh

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